Baby chick waterer



ow. 20, 1931. w. JEVOIQS 1,828,048

BABY CHICK WATERER Filed April 11, 1927 ply of water'for little chickens.

Patented Oct- 2 0, 1931 WILLIAM JEVONS, or' waKEFIELD, ansas J j 1,sz,i

BABY cnicxwerrinriit f Application filed April 11,

1 This invention relates toa specific container for water or other liquids and a trough associated therewith which is devised for the purpose of providing an accessible sup- The construction is such that the chickens cannot get into the trough which will contain a constant supply of freshwater.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description and will be set fOl'tl'I in the appended claims. I 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the tank and trough in operative position.

22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a verticalsectioli on the -line Figure 5 is an end view of the trough.

The tank 1 is preferably cylindrical in shape and is made of sheet metal and provided with a bottom 2 which is located considerably above the bottom-of the walls of the tank 1 and is of inverted cone shape. At the lowest orcentral point it is provided with an opening in which is fastened a short pipe 3 which has a n outer open end and also a small opening 4 in the side thereof. This bottom .2 is supported in position on an internal rib 5 of the tank 1. An internal top member 6 is of the same form as the bottom2 and having a pipe 7 is supported on an internal rib 8 formed in the wall of the tank. The-tank may be provided with a cover 9 of any suitable or desired'form.

A valve stem 10, which is screw threaded at points adjacent its upper-and lower ends is provided at the upper end with a handle 11 and at the lower end with a valve member 12 of any suitable material which is adjustable in position by means of nuts or similar members, screw threaded on the rod 10. Near the upper end the valve stem carries a valve member 13 which is adj ustably mount,-

ed on the rod in similar manner. The

valve members 12 and 13 respectively aredesigned to close the central openings of the 50 bottom 2 and top 6 respectively.

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Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 7 walls 16. The ends '19 of the trough are 1927. ser al up. 182,312.

At diametricallyiopposite points; the lower I part of the tank-wall; below the bottom 2, is

provided with a substantially rectangular cut out portion 14 having notches at its lower corners. These openings are for-the purpose ,of enabling the tank 1 to beset over thetrough -member =15 1 v This; troughmember is formed Of a single piece of sheet metal theform of gwhich is. best shown in? Figures 2 and 4.

, There are side portions 16, which aresubstantially vertical andiea chof which is turned outwardly at its lower end and bentback upon itself to form supporting membersl'Z. Thetrough member proper 18 is U-shaped and the walls, are spaced slightly from the formed by bending-up the metal to form upstanding projections which are provided -with'open'ings: 20. l Whenthe trough is -will dip down into'the water in the trough ip position the pipe 3 WhlCh.Wl1l risejito "1a pointhigh enough'to c'over the opening-4 and the supply in the troughwill be; replenished as it is drawn down i I .to thelevel'ofthisopening;-- The'tank may I of course be filled by opening the valve 13 and pouring waterupon'the'jtop member 6.; Both rpipes3'and7 Irraybe'closed oropened' simuli taneously oiby proper adjustment of the valve members 12and 13 5 either pipe may be closed while the other is open;

a In order to position the trough against at! cidental displacement relative to the tank and also for-the further purpose of preventing chickens or larger fowls getting into the trough, there areprovided at each side open-, 'ings 21in the'wall'of the'tank below the bottom 2 thereof and just "above the trough. Pieces of wood 22 or similar material are provided-at their end'swith pins 23. When these wooden" members are placed in position the pin 23 at the outerflendfentersothe opening in the end of the trough, while the pin 23 at the inner endenters One-01' the other of the openings 21 in the tank wall. If this pin is placedf-at the upper opening, a somewhat larger space is left between the wooden mem- {ber and the water ofthe tank. f These memberswill prevent the chickens from getting" into the trough and-will; also retain the tank;

and trough in proper relation to each other.

It will be obvious that the precise details of construction may be varied quite Widely in many ivays and that the material and exact form of the various elements may be changed Without in any Way departing from the spirit of theinvention which isitoxbe" regarded as limited only by the scope of the appended I i 10 claims. a H w I claim as my invention:

a o muons.

1. A Watering device comprising a trough,

a tank separate from the trough having a supporting base straddling'the trough, means for the discharge of Water ,from the tank to the trough, said trough being of a length to extend outwardly beyondthe baseat opposite locations; andineans located'between thebase and opposi'teends of the trough relativelypo I sitioning' the trough underneath thetank.

'2. A watering device comprising a tank having a supporting base; a trough separate from the base and interfitt'ed with the lovver portion thereof, each outer end po'rtion'of the trough projecting beyond the base, and means disposed over said trough to serve as guards, to relatively position the base tank and a trough, and means for the discharge of Water 7 from the tank to the trough.

3. A Watering device comprising a trough, a tank separate therefromhaving a bottom Wall extending across the trough, meansfor the discharge of Water from thetank through said bottom wall' to 'the'itrough, said tank having a supporting base"provided with -a Y Q guard;

cut cut open att'he': lower edge of the base 'through 'vvhich' the trough" passes to enable the: base'and trough to reston a common 'support, said trough extending? outwardly beyond the" tankg andwa bar disposed-overthe troughfloutwardly ofxthe tank to= serve as a a 4: A Watering device comprising a: trough,

V a tank separate therefrom"'havsing a: bottom a Wall extending across the-tro'ugh,-meansfor the discharge of Water from the tank to the trough, said tank havinga supporting base,

" said base and trough being inlinterfitted'relation to enable themto rest on! a common support, said troughr'extending, outwardly beyond the tanlc a bar" disposed over the tank separate therefrom having a bottom Wall extending across the'trough; meansfor the discharge of Water from the tank to the trough, said tank having a supporting; base, said base and trough; being, in interfittedr retrough outwardly of the tank, said bar dea .tachably engaging hole ina-theibase and a hOlQxii'l the trough to relatively position the a base tank andtrough;

,5: A Watering devicezcompris'ing a; trough,

lat-ion to-enablethemto reston a: commonsupport, said trough extendingoutvvardly' beyond opposite portions oithebas'e', bars disposed over the trough between the outerends of the latter and'th'ebase; said'trou'ghrand 

